First thing we should answer to yourself, what
is your budget and need to buy a car? Then buy used car
or new car? From where you can get these kinds of cars? You could
buy used car from car dealer or personally you
meet the persons who wants to sell their cars or buy a car from
the auctions. Now you need not to worry about this kind of questions.
Best used car history is there for you.
Buy used car 'as is' is risky decision as used
car may have damaged, stolen or having technical problems etc.
Tips to buy used car:
Car history report: Used car history
will provide you the car history report, on the basis of that report
you can easily make a decision to purchase that car or not.
Car history report consist of
- What states car was sold in?
- Police accident reports if available for that car.
- Totaled in an accident / flood damage / Salvaged.
- Odometer rollbacks check, mileage check.
- VIN Number Decoder shows year, model, engine, place of manufacture,
standard equipment.
- If the car was flooded, totaled by insurance, has a salvage
title or sold at an auction.
- Car is insured or not by any auto insurance company.
- Open recalls on your car, remaining coverage on the vehicle's
warranty.
- Service records from GE fleet, more.
- Indication if vehicle has been certified pre-owned, leased,
car rental, government vehicle.
- Date when dealer took delivery.
- Number of previous owners, when it was sold.
- Check car history report before buying used car.
Lemon check report: Success in
using state lemon laws depends upon three things: keeping comprehensive
problem and repair records, providing the right notice and using
arbitration program where required. Rarely car have lemon law problem,
new car has been resale as used car then it will be problem to the
new customer. Every state don't have lemon law for used car; only
for new cars.
Car inspection report: Car inspection
report consists of all records of car repair and record of every
successful and unsuccessful repair of that car.
This will be a good thing, that you know all the
past of car, so you can take a definite decision about car.